LOGLINE
Ten rambunctious mice,
a fractious cat,
and an understanding priest
declare peace so
all can enjoy
the secret stash
of cheese and
eggs hidden up
in the church
steeple all throughout Lent.
PITCH
In the Church
of the Holy
Apostles in the
ancient city of
Athens, ten rambunctious mice
raid the Fellowship Hall
and stockpile the
precious cheese and
eggs until Easter
morning. Since Cheese
Sunday is Forgiveness Sunday,
the mice decide
that the parishioners can’t even
be angry at
them for stealing
the food. But
the church cat
Muffin can. When
the congregation finds
the messy Hall
and wonders what
happened to its
beloved annual cheese
celebration, they blame
Muffin. The priest
grabs Muffin and
goes up to
the steeple, looking
for the naughty
church mice. He
finds the rebellious mice
sitting next to
the piles of
cheese and eggs
with guilty smiles.
Although Muffin wants to eat the mice for a snack, the priest enjoys cheese and
eggs all through Lent, reminding everyone that cheese tastes
almost as good
as forgiveness.
SYNOPSIS
Not far from
the Acropolis, in
the Church of
the Holy Apostles
in the ancient
city of Athens,
live ten rambunctious mice
who hide their
favorite foods from
the church kitchen
up in the
steeple rafters. Cheese
Sunday is the
last Sunday before
Lent, and after
that, Father Joseph
gets rid of
all the cheese
and eggs in
the church kitchen
for six weeks.
Previously the mice
lived in the
Jewish Deli during
Lent, but they
decide to raid
the Fellowship Hall
and stockpile the
cheese and eggs
until Easter morning.
Since Cheese Sunday
is Forgiveness Sunday,
the mice decide
that the parishioners can’t even
be angry at
them for stealing
the food.
First thing on
Cheese Sunday, the
mice scurry down
the church steeple
into the Fellowship Hall
where Muffin the
cat prances about.
As the nuns
finish setting up
the special meal
and Muffin sleeps
in a corner,
the ten church
mice collect every
last morsel of
the different kinds
of cheese and
eggs and carry
it all up
to the rafters
in the steeple.
The congregation finds
the messy Hall
and wonders what
happened to its
beloved annual cheese
celebration. They blame
Muffin, who runs
into Father Joseph’s study
and shuts the
door with his
tail. The priest
marches into his
study, grabs Muffin
and goes up
to the bell
in the steeple,
looking for the
naughty church mice.
He calls out
that he knows
where the cheese
went and finds
the rebellious mice
sitting next to
the cheese and
eggs with guilty
smiles. Muffin jumps
to pounce as
the church mice
scurry away. The
priest tells Muffin
he can’t
chase the mice
on Cheese Sunday
because it’s
almost Lent. Besides,
Father Joseph at
least knows where
to find the
cheese if they
get hungry during
Lent.
Then Father Joseph sits down next to the mice. With Muffin keeping watch, the priest eats his portion of the rationed cheese and eggs for the day, and every other day throughout Lent. He announces with a chuckle that cheese tastes almost as good as forgiveness. The church mice could do nothing but agree.
Then Father Joseph sits down next to the mice. With Muffin keeping watch, the priest eats his portion of the rationed cheese and eggs for the day, and every other day throughout Lent. He announces with a chuckle that cheese tastes almost as good as forgiveness. The church mice could do nothing but agree.
Copyright 2022 Jennifer Waters
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